§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people are on disability benefits, broken down by(a) benefit and (b) region; and if he will make a statement. [171587]
§ Maria EagleThe information is in the following tables.
1Figures are less than 500 and subject to a high degree of sampling variation.
2Denotes nil or negligible.
Notes
1 Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample at 31 August 2003 for AA and DLA and at 30 September 2003 for IIDB.
2 Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.
3 From November 2002, the methodology for producing these figures was changed to allow statistics to be published much sooner. This has resulted in a small increase in the reported caseload. This is because some cases which have actually terminated but have not yet been updated on the computer system are now included.
4 Population Figures used to produce the percentages are mid 2002 for population of all ages. Source: Office for National Statistics.
549W5. DLA is payable to all ages, if claimed before 65. IIDB is payable to working age claimants. AA is only payable on new claims to those aged 65 plus. There remain a number of AA claims in payment from before 6 April 1992, which were not converted to DLA with the introduction of the new scheme, which explains why some people still receive a combination of DLA mobility component and AA for their care costs.
The total for AA does not match published individual benefit statistics as published AA statistics use rating factors to take account of late terminations.
Source:
IAD Information Centre.